Then God Spoke to Me

Some stories are better left untold. I am about to say was filed under that category for the past sixteen months. But I have come

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Unpacking The Rhineland Mystics

Books on spirituality and \”self help\” line the shelves of bookstores, stories on the same topics call at people from the magazine racks. The millions

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My Encounter with God

Invariably, before reading the various news sites in the morning, I first scan the Drudge Report. Generally, the headlines are not toasty fuzzy to say the least. Yesterday,

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Sometimes, Holiness is Boring

I was complaining to my husband the other day that there aren’t any prominent married saints – at least none who actually lived the sacrament

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Our God is Love and Light

It was about a month ago when a mainstream liberal news publication here in the Philippines published a statistic study that claims that one out

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The News

On a recent Sunday afternoon I attempted to take a good, old-fashioned nap with my two-month-old daughter Alice.  Unfortunately, two of my other supposed-to-be-napping children were

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A True Story

A few years ago, I was part of a group that taught a \”Back to Basics\” class in our parish. The goal was to educate

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The Best is Yet to Come

I’d like to start with a story my cousin Greg sent me: There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness

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Our Sunday Best

Each and every Sunday morning is a zoo around my house. Trying to get 12 people ready and out the door to Mass is quite

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Can Catholics Be Cremated?

One component of our diaconate formation this year has focused on ministries related to death and dying. To that end, our class watched the movie

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Annie, the Evangelist

She’s fearless. She’s charismatic. She’s radiant. A modern evangelist, Annie basks in Christ’s love and shares it with a simple, winsome touch. A heart overflowing

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The Conceit of Denying God

I read the news–all bad it seems–and invariably, I think about God. This predilection, not practiced for most of my adult life, now gives me great

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